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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL

HEALTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF RI (SUMHLC)

     Introduced By: Senators Tikoian, DiPalma, Felag, Burke, LaMountain, Gu, F.
Lombardi, McKenney, Lauria, and Miller

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     WHEREAS, The mission of the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of

RI “is to promote a collaborative, coordinated system of high quality, comprehensive community-

based mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services; and

     WHEREAS, Addiction is a disease that affects 13.21 percent of Rhode Island’s

population, a rate that is the second highest among the states; and

     WHEREAS, Achieving and maintaining abstinence from substance abuse and achieving

mental health requires focus and continuity of readily available services; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand

dollars ($250,000) to the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI; and the

state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer for

the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL

HEALTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF RI (SUMHLC)

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     This resolution would authorize an appropriation of the sum of $250,000 to the Substance

Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.

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